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Applicant demands reflect lower expectations

04/28/2020
In a February 2020 survey of upcoming college grads, 75% said they were not open to temporary roles and 80% wouldn’t accept part-time work. What a difference three months and a global pandemic make.

Snapshot: How has the coronavirus crisis affected staffing?

04/14/2020
The rapid business paralysis that set in last month has manifested in many ways, none of them good for employment.

Lockdowns are devastating business, personal finances

04/07/2020
Half of America’s small businesses can’t afford to pay employees for a full month under the current economic lockdown meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, according to survey results released April 1 by the Society for Human Resource Management.

Snapshot: Jobs that don’t require a college degree

02/25/2020
Only 35% of jobs require at least a bachelor’s degree, while 30% require some college or an associate’s degree.

Snapshot: What do applicants lie about on their résumés?

02/04/2020
36% of respondents to a recent survey said they had lied on a résumé.

Snapshot: Teens were a decade of falling unemployment

01/21/2020
After hitting 10% in 2009 following the Great Recession, the U.S. unemployment rate fell steadily through the 2010s.

Study identifies best, worst cities for jobseekers

01/14/2020
A booming employment market is good news for jobseekers—and signals a super-competitive hiring environment for employers. A new study by personal finance advisor WalletHub finds that hiring prospects vary greatly from locale to locale.

Hey, we still have some standards at work!

01/07/2020
New research from global staffing firm Accountemps reveals some do’s and don’ts for today’s workplace.

Snapshot: Most moms now work full-time

01/02/2020
Fifty years ago, just over half of mothers in the United States worked at all. Now, 72% do.

Survey: Few of us want to work in open-plan offices

12/10/2019
Just 28% of employees prefer an office with an open office plan, while 52% want private offices.